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Princeton Graduate Student Sentenced to 10 Years in Iran While Conducting Thesis Research

August 5, 2017

Xiyue Wang, a Chinese graduate student and American citizen attending Princeton was conducting research for his doctoral thesis in Iran when he was arrested and charged with espionage.  Wang was loading documents on the 19th and 20th century eurasian history researching the Qajar dynasty.  However, the authorities in Iran thought he was a CIA agent and spy for the United States and sentenced him ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran Tagged With: 19th Century Eurasian History, 20th Century Eurasian History, Academic freedom, Acedemic, Doctoral Student, Espionage, Iranian Archive, Princeton University, Qajar Dynasty, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Xiyue Wang

Iranian Students Around the World Demand Medical Attention, Due Process for Kokabee

January 6, 2015

In a statement of solidarity with Omid Kokabee, 161 Iranian PhD students and graduates released an open letter demanding medical attention and due process for the imprisoned physics student. The signers included students from Tehran's Sharif University of Technology, MIT, Princeton, Johns Hopkins and Columbia, including several winners of International Science Olympiad ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Iran Tagged With: Columbia University, Human Rights, Iran, Johns Hopkins University, Kokabee, MIT, Omid Kokabee, Princeton University, Scientists, Sharif University of Technology

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